# Accident 19980606012619A: Scwzer G164A, Lazbuddie, TX, June 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: Lazbuddie, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: R8SG
- Location: 34.3896° N, 102.6109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3896&lon=-102.6109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5087, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5087-2001-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 795 total, 545 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980606012619A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT LOST POWER DURING AERIAL APP AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERG LANDING IN A FIELD. LAZBUDDIE, TX. (.4) DURING THE FIRST SWATH RUN TO APPLY FERTILIZER TO A CORN FIELD, THE PILOT MADE A PULL-UP. AFTER MAKING A TURN TO THE LEFT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. THE PILOT `GAVE FULL THROTTLE AND LEVELED THE WINGS.' THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND, SO HE INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A WHEAT FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH A FENCE, DID A `CARTWHEEL,' AND CAME TO A STOP UPRIGHT IN A COTTON FIELD. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS. THE PILOT STATES THAT AS HE PULLED UP AT THE END OF A SWAT RUN, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A WHEAT FIELD, AND DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A FENCE, NOSED DOWN, AND CAME TO REST IN A PLOWED FIELD. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, BOTH WINGS, AND THE TAIL. THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE ENGINE HOURS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL: 304.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW98LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA258), Jun 6, 1998: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N5087), Lazbuddie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N5087 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800613019639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800613019639A), Jun 13, 1980: Scwzer G164A (N5087), Cotton Plant, AR, Substantial damage. Partial power loss on takeoff. Dumped load. High sink rate. Nosed over on impact. Cause power loss undetermined.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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